AmerisourceBergen Corp
ABC:NYSE
| Last | Change / % Change | Dividend Yield | Volume |
| 35.43 | 0.0500 0.14% | 1.13% | 2,547,572 |
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Watch for Continued Gains in Shares of AmerisourceBergen (ABC)
Shares of AmerisourceBergen (NYSE:ABC) traded near a new 52-week high Friday of $35.45. Approximately 2.5 million shares traded hands Friday vs. average 30-day volume of 2.3 million shares.
AmerisourceBergen closed at $35.43, approximately 0.1% above its previous closing price. SmarTrend will be monitoring shares of ABC to see if it can push through this barrier.
Relatively Low Current Ratio Detected in Shares of AmerisourceBergen in the Health Care Distributors Industry (ABC, MCK, CAH, HSIC, MWIV)
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Company Background
AmerisourceBergen Corporation (AmerisourceBergen) is a pharmaceutical services company, with operations primarily in the United States and Canada. Servicing both healthcare providers and pharmaceutical manufacturers in the pharmaceutical supply channel, the Company provides drug distribution and related services. It distributes a offering of brand-name and generic pharmaceuticals, over-the-counter healthcare products, home healthcare supplies and equipment, and related services to a variety of healthcare providers primarily located in the United States and Canada, including acute care hospitals and health systems, independent and chain retail pharmacies, mail order pharmacies, medical and dialysis clinics, physicians and physician group practices, long-term care and other alternate site pharmacies, and other customers. The Company also provides pharmacy services to certain specialty drug patients.
Bid/Size -- / -- | Ask/Size -- / -- |
Price Open 35.28 | Previous Close 35.38 |
Day High 35.45 | Day Low 34.94 |
52wk High/Date 35.45 / 1/14/2011 | 52wk Low/Date 26.02 / 1/22/2010 |
Beta 0.70 | Market Capitalization 9.79B |
Shares Outstanding 276.35M | Volatility Avg 22.63 |
Avg Vol(10 day) 2.52M | P/E Ratio 16.0x |
EPS (TTM) 2.22 | Annualized Rate -- / -- |
Yield 1.13% | Dividend Announcement 11/11/2010 |
Ex-Date 11/18/2010 | Date of Record 11/22/2010 |
Payable 0.10 - QRTR | Payable Date 12/6/2010 |
Last Trade as of 1/14/2011 4:00 PM ET | |
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ABC AmerisourceBergen Corp vs. Peers
| Peers | |
ABC AmerisourceBergen Corp | 3.84% |
| CAH Cardinal Health, Inc. | 5.95% |
| MCK McKesson Corporation | 5.39% |
| HSIC Henry Schein, Inc. | 4.58% |
| ESRX Express Scripts, Inc. | 6.55% |
ABC AmerisourceBergen Corp | 1.13% |
| CAH Cardinal Health, Inc. | 1.92% |
| MCK McKesson Corporation | 0.97% |
| HSIC Henry Schein, Inc. | -- |
| ESRX Express Scripts, Inc. | -- |
ABC AmerisourceBergen Corp | 0.14% |
| CAH Cardinal Health, Inc. | -0.10% |
| MCK McKesson Corporation | -0.31% |
| HSIC Henry Schein, Inc. | 0.45% |
| ESRX Express Scripts, Inc. | -0.07% |